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Tag: Humanities

Tapping into the Senses

Associate Professor, Dr Kate Allen, tells CONNECTED about a pioneering research project and start-up enterprise aimed at making museums more inclusive for people with learning disabilities. In today’s society, it is...

Students Crowdfunding Success

Reading students take UPPERCUT, a new musical which tackles the social and political problems of today’s generation to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the help of crowdfunding donations.   Written by english...

Students Intern at Reading Festival

Reading students take the main stage at Reading Festival, being given a once in a lifetime opportunity to intern at the popular event.  Reading Festival is an annual pilgrimage for tens of thousands of music fans...

From RAG to Riches

Alumna, Emma Banks, retells her experiences of Reading’s music scene which helped shaped her career today as a successful music agent and executive, working with artists from U2 to Katy Perry.  Emma’s early...

Concerts on Campus

Students and alumni reflect on the changing music scene at Reading over the past several decades, telling CONNECTED about their experiences and what music means to them.  Home to the world-famous Reading Festival...

Influencing Education

Reading alumna, Lesley Franklin, was recently appointed as the first ever female principal of one of Scotland’s oldest and most distinguished independent schools, George Heriot’s. Last month, CONNECTED caught up with...

The Politics of Climate Change

University of Reading politics Professor, Catriona McKinnon, leads the way in climate justice.  Climate change is one of the most urgent, complex issues facing humanity. We know it will impact all of us within our...